The Montreal Canadiens are set to face off against the Florida Panthers tonight at Amerant Bank Arena. Here's a look at the projected lineups, considering recent injuries and player movements.

Montreal Canadiens (20-12-6)

The Canadiens enter tonight's game with a few key injuries impacting their lineup. Jake Evans is sidelined with a lower-body injury sustained in a collision on December 20th and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks. Kirby Dach and Kaiden Guhle are on long-term injured reserve. Alex Newhook and Patrik Laine are also on injured reserve.

Here's the projected lineup for the Canadiens:

• Forwards:
  • Cole Caufield — Nick Suzuki — Alexandre Texier
  • Juraj Slafkovsky — Oliver Kapanen — Ivan Demidov
  • Zack Bolduc — Phillip Danault — Josh Anderson
  • Sammy Blais — Joe Veleno — Brendan Gallagher
• Defense:
  • Mike Matheson — Noah Dobson
  • Lane Hutson — Adam Engstrom
  • Arber Xhekaj — Alexandre Carrier
• Goaltenders:
  • Sam Montembeault
  • Jacob Fowler

Jayden Struble, Owen Beck, and Jakub Dobes are expected to be scratched. Samuel Montembeault is expected to start in goal, his first start since December 2nd. Alexandre Texier has been moved up to the top line.

Florida Panthers (21-15-2)

The Panthers also have their share of injuries to contend with. Aleksander Barkov is out due to knee surgery. Matthew Tkachuk is dealing with a lower-body injury. Tomas Nosek is recovering from a knee injury. Jonah Gadjovich is out with an upper-body injury, and Dmitry Kulikov is sidelined with a shoulder injury. Cole Schwindt is also on injured reserve.

Here's the projected lineup for the Panthers:

• Forwards:
  • Eetu Luostarinen — Anton Lundell — Sam Reinhart
  • Carter Verhaeghe — Sam Bennett — Brad Marchand
  • Mackie Samoskevich — Evan Rodrigues — A.J. Greer
  • Luke Kunin — Jack Studnicka — Jesper Boqvist
• Defense:
  • Gustav Forsling — Aaron Ekblad
  • Niko Mikkola — Seth Jones
  • Uvis Balinskis — Jeff Petry
• Goaltenders:
  • Daniil Tarasov
  • Sergei Bobrovsky

Donovan Sebrango and Noah Gregor are expected to be scratched. Daniil Tarasov is likely to start in goal after Bobrovsky's recent performance against the Washington Capitals.

Game Notes

The Canadiens are coming off a 4-5 shootout loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Panthers are expected to have Tarasov in goal after Bobrovsky made 22 saves in a 5-3 win against the Washington Capitals on Monday. The Canadiens' power play is ranked 5th in the league at 26%, while their penalty kill is 77.7%. The Panthers' power play is ranked 17th at 19%, while their penalty kill is 82.2%.